Jim Clark (American football coach)

Jim Clark
Biographical details
Born	c. 1926
Playing career
1944	Ole Miss
1947–1949	Ole Miss
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950	Canton HS (MS) (assistant)
1951–1954	Jones County JC (assistant)
1955–1956	Jones County JC
1957–1958	DeRidder HS (LA)
1959–1965	McNeese State (assistant)
1966–1969	McNeese State (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	17–22 (college); 19–3 (junior college); 8–2–1 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 GSC (1967)
Awards
	GSC (1967)

James Edward Clark (born c. 1926) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the McNeese State University from 1966 to 1969, compiling a record of 17–22. Clark attended high school in Belzoni, Mississippi and played college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) before graduating in 1950. He earned a master's degree at Mississippi Southern College—now known as University of Southern Mississippi—in 1957.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
McNeese State Cowboys (Gulf States Conference) (1966–1969)
1966	McNeese State	5–5	3–2	T–2nd
1967	McNeese State	4–5	4–1	1st
1968	McNeese State	4–6	1–4	6th
1969	McNeese State	4–6	1–4	5th
McNeese State:		17–22	9–11
Total:		17–22
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ Adams, Frank (December 20, 1965). "Clark succeeds DeVall as McNeese State". Lake Charles American-Press. Lake Charles, Louisiana. p. 13. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .